Writing a self-description for an “About Me" section is surprisingly difficult. I’m not a writer, but I write. I haven’t published any books, yet I’ve written thousands of articles—covering film, music, reading, and the things I care about. When it comes to reading, I consider myself an “ordinary reader,” clearly borrowing from Virginia Woolf’s title. I’m not particularly adept at social graces, but I believe writing allows me to be someone less bound by the mundane. After years of reviewing films and music, conducting interviews, and essentially telling other people’s stories, I’ve decided to return to my own room—perhaps to write a novel, an essay, or a script. I’m Ethan—maybe someone you’ve come across in a newspaper column or on the liner notes of an album.

要寫一段「關於我」的自我描述其實有點困難。我不是作家，但我寫字；我沒出版任何著作，但我寫過上千篇報導文章，類型涵蓋了電影、音樂、閱讀及我所關心的事物。在「閱讀」上，我以《普通讀者》自居；顯然借用了吳爾芙的書名。我不是長袖善舞的人，但又覺得文字能讓我變成不是那麼世俗的一個人。在做過影評、樂評及採訪這些幫別人做嫁的工作之後，決定回到自己的房間；可能寫一部小說，散文或劇本都好。我是Ethan，可能是你在報章專欄或唱片側標上見過的那個人。